• Racing engines: 3rd Wing first to meet standards

    The 3rd Maintenance Squadron recently finished a Time Compliance Technical Order to replace all low-pressure turbine blades on all F-22 Raptors in the JBER fleet, and they are the first base to do so.

  • JBER inducts 6 new Honor Guardsmen

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – During what would typically be a third-quarter graduation ceremony, the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Honor Guard inducted six Airmen into the elite program during a small but solemn COVID-19 influenced ceremony, Aug 26, 2020, at JBER, Alaska.

  • Sappers of 6th BEB practice team live-fire at ISBC

    The old Army saw is “If it ain’t rainin’, we ain’t trainin’.”Accordingly, the sappers of Company A, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conducted team-level training Aug. 10 and 11 on the Infantry Squad

  • 3rd Wing Airmen continue to set new records

    Despite the challenges of operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 3rd Wing set a new flying record in June, accomplishing 810 sorties. It is by far the highest number to date since the arrival of the F-22 Raptors here at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

  • Innovation backing weaves WIDOW into reality

    In May 2019, U.S. Air Force Maj. Brad Short, then-3rd Wing chief of weapons and tactics, was conducting mission planning the same way it has been done since the 1940s: on a chalkboard, whiteboard or mapboard. He decided it was time to bring the process into the 21st century — to digitize and

  • JBER welcomes new base commander

    U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar took command of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and the 673d Air Base Wing during a ceremony here, July 14, 2020.

  • 3rd Wing logs 168 sorties in 4 days

    Recently, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 90th Fighter Squadron and 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit logged a whopping 168 sorties in just four days.

  • Coronavirus tests ALS adaptability

    Airmen Leadership School is key for Airmen to be successful front line supervisors and leaders; an important aspect considered with the recent pandemic COVID-19 affecting the lives of Airmen across the globe.